North Korea’s First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-kwan has been keeping a low profile ahead of talks between the U.S. and North Korea slated for Thursday in New York City.

Kim arrived in New York Tuesday at JFK International Airport and went straight to his hotel room where he has remained since.

However, North Korean foreign ministry director Ri Gun and foreign ministry official Choi Sun-hee appeared for a short while in the hotel lobby.

North Korean Ambassador to the United Nations Sin Son-ho also went to the lobby for a short time. He told reporters there was nothing much to say and left.